The Tragedy of Macbeth

Director: Joel Coen

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10095582

Review: Visually arresting and fascinating in its form with an excellent choice of cast.

Watch it if: You have the head for Shakespeare.

And if you liked: The Lighthouse, The Seventh Seal, The Green Knight

Licorice Pizza

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11271038

Review: Lush and meandering in the right ways with 2 perfect central performances and some deeply funny moments.

Watch it if: You're interested in something that goes where it pleases.

And if you liked: Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood, Adventureland, American Graffiti

The Matrix Resurrections

Director: Lana Wachowski

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10838180

Review: A little plotty in the middle but hits everywhere it needs to while unabashadly having as much fun as possible as it goes.

Watch it if: You're into the Matrix films?

And if you liked: The Matrix, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Sense8, Bill and Ted Face the Music

The Sparks Brothers

Director: Edgar Wright

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8610436

Review: Gets a little lost and rushed towards the end but otherwise delivers plenty of interesting story and makes a good case for its subject.

Watch it if: You have an interest in avant-garde pop music.

And if you liked: Scott Walker: 30 Century Man, Sound City

Hearts in Atlantis

Director: Scott Hicks

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252501

Review: A fairly anodyne adaptation that loses a lot of heft in its need to remain faithful to the text.

Watch it if: You're interested in a slightly different coming of age film, even if it's not a very interesting one.

And if you liked: The Shawshank Redemption, Stand By Me, About a Boy

Check this out: Hearts in Atlantis

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Director: Jon Watts

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600

Review: Fairly awkward and functional in its gelling of different elements but delivers a lot of emotional heft and understands the core of the character better than some recent attempts.

Watch it if: You're heavily invested in Spider-Mans.

And if you liked: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Far from Home, The Dark Knight Rises

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

Director: Johannes Roberts

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6920084

Review: Clearly a lot of love and attention to detail poured into every part of the film except the script.

Watch it if: You're into Resident Evil.

And if you liked: Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2

You Better Watch Out

Director: Lewis Jackson

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081793

Review: Tries to be both a dark stare into the abyss and a grimy exploitation movie without tipping enough stock into either to really satisfy.

Watch it if: You're curious about horror movies from this era.

And if you liked: Silent Night, Deadly Night, Joker